Using a combination of laboratory measurements and computer simulations, the two scientists showed how so-called creeping segments in a fault — long thought to be benign because they slip slowly and steadily along as tectonic plates shift — might behave like locked segments, which build up stress over time and then rupture.

Such a snap caused the 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake that hit Japan in 2011, triggering a tsunami, killing nearly 16,000 people and destroying the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Forecasters had not believed such a large quake was possible there.

A supposedly stable section of fault also ruptured during the 1999 Chi-Chi quake in Taiwan, a 7.6-magnitude temblor that killed more than 2,400 people.

Tokyo Electric Power says it will install a filter-equipped emergency vent system to reduce levels of radioactivity released in the air in case of a meltdown at a nuclear power plant.

The process can reduce levels of radioactive iodine and cesium by a factor of up to 1,000. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] .

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30558272

U.S. Nuclear Regulators Divided on Costly Fukushima Rule

The filter requirement would be the most expensive imposed by U.S. nuclear regulators since Fukushima, at a cost of $16 million or more per reactor, according to the NRC staff's estimate. Industry officials say the cost of adding the filters could be more, depending on the layout of each plant.

"It is not an insubstantial investment that we are making," said Maria Korsnick, chief nuclear officer with Exelon Corp. (EXC) unit Constellation Energy, during Wednesday's hearing.

With U.S. nuclear operators already contending with competition from power plants running on low-priced natural gas, the added expense could be "another chip away at the viability of the nuclear industry overall," said Julien Dumoulin-Smith, a utility industry analyst with UBS.

Asbestos over WHO limit found at 17 spots in disaster areasAsbestos levels in excess of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s safety limit were found in 17 locations at building dismantling sites in areas hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, it has been learned from government sources.

From fiscal 2008 to 2010, only four locations -- such as in Yamanashi and Aichi prefectures -- were found in the Ministry of the Environment (MOE)'s testing to be over the limit.

An expert said of the newly found locations, "It's only the tip of the iceberg. There are surely many building dismantling sites that have been overlooked. We have no proof that even levels under the WHO standards bring no adverse health effects, and a swift response to this asbestos problem is crucial."

The MOE and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) have monitored asbestos levels at building dismantling sites and debris processing sites from June 2011 through December 2012. At 17 dismantling sites in Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, asbestos levels from 10.6 to 783.5 strands per liter of air were found. The WHO safety standards call for less than 10 strands per liter. [link to mainichi.jp]

Tokyo Electric Power says it will install a filter-equipped emergency vent system to reduce levels of radioactivity released in the air in case of a meltdown at a nuclear power plant.

The process can reduce levels of radioactive iodine and cesium by a factor of up to 1,000. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] .

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30558272

U.S. Nuclear Regulators Divided on Costly Fukushima Rule

The filter requirement would be the most expensive imposed by U.S. nuclear regulators since Fukushima, at a cost of $16 million or more per reactor, according to the NRC staff's estimate. Industry officials say the cost of adding the filters could be more, depending on the layout of each plant.

"It is not an insubstantial investment that we are making," said Maria Korsnick, chief nuclear officer with Exelon Corp. (EXC) unit Constellation Energy, during Wednesday's hearing.

With U.S. nuclear operators already contending with competition from power plants running on low-priced natural gas, the added expense could be "another chip away at the viability of the nuclear industry overall," said Julien Dumoulin-Smith, a utility industry analyst with UBS.

GLP's best Fuku thread: Thread: *** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and linkstwitter: #citizenperth“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I knew the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”- Albert Einstein

Rice grown in Miyagi contains more than double legal limit of radioactive cesiumThe rice, which was grown on a farm in Kurihara last year, was found to contain around 240 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium, over twice the legal limit of 100 becquerels per kilogram. Fuji TV reported that this is the first time rice grown outside Fukushima Prefecture has exceeded the legal limit. [link to www.japantoday.com]

Tokyo Electric Power says it will install a filter-equipped emergency vent system to reduce levels of radioactivity released in the air in case of a meltdown at a nuclear power plant.

The process can reduce levels of radioactive iodine and cesium by a factor of up to 1,000. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] .

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30558272

U.S. Nuclear Regulators Divided on Costly Fukushima Rule

The filter requirement would be the most expensive imposed by U.S. nuclear regulators since Fukushima, at a cost of $16 million or more per reactor, according to the NRC staff's estimate. Industry officials say the cost of adding the filters could be more, depending on the layout of each plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has held its first executive meeting at its new headquarters in Fukushima Prefecture to discuss reconstruction after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

The meeting on Friday came one week after TEPCO launched the Fukushima Revitalization Headquarters in Naraha Town, about 20 kilometers south of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant. The office was set up to respond to criticism that the utility is slow to compensate and decontaminate after the disaster at the plant.

TEPCO Chairman Kazuhiko Shimokobe and President Naomi Hirose were among 30 executive and other officials at the meeting. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] .

The head of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s new office in Fukushima pledged Friday to work fast on implementing measures aimed at helping residents affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster, such as compensation and cleanup of radioactive substances.

"I, with all of you, want to confirm our commitment to fulfilling our responsibilities to people in Fukushima," Yoshiyuki Ishizaki told the first meeting at the office that the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant set up Jan. 1. [link to english.kyodonews.jp] .

Tokyo Electric Power says it will install a filter-equipped emergency vent system to reduce levels of radioactivity released in the air in case of a meltdown at a nuclear power plant.

The process can reduce levels of radioactive iodine and cesium by a factor of up to 1,000. [link to www3.nhk.or.jp] .

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30558272

U.S. Nuclear Regulators Divided on Costly Fukushima Rule

The filter requirement would be the most expensive imposed by U.S. nuclear regulators since Fukushima, at a cost of $16 million or more per reactor, according to the NRC staff's estimate. Industry officials say the cost of adding the filters could be more, depending on the layout of each plant.

GLP's best Fuku thread: Thread: *** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and linkstwitter: #citizenperth“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I knew the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”- Albert Einstein

GLP's best Fuku thread: Thread: *** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and linkstwitter: #citizenperth“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I knew the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”- Albert Einstein

An investigation by Chubu into the status of spent fuel stored in the spent fuel pool from the Unit 1 reactor of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant found cracks and other deformations among the fuel rods. The Unit 1 reactor is currently undergoing decommissioning work and the spent fuel was transferred to the Unit 5 spent fuel pool, and some of the damage is thought to have occurred during the transfer from one spent fuel pool to another. [link to enformable.com] .

More outrage is building over prominent employees at Hanford blowing the whistle about how Bechtel has rushed the project in order to make a quick buck. Despite decades of cleanup efforts and billions of taxpayer dollars spent, only a tiny fraction of Hanford’s radioactivity has been safely contained, and the situation appears to be getting more polarized if not hostile.

On December 20th, 2012, a police report was filed related to a December 19th meeting at an office building where DOE employees were involved in a disagreement about how much money should be paid to Bechtel National for sodium reduction work at the vitrification plant at Hanford where Bechtel holds a $12.2 billion contract to build a facility to treat up to 56 million gallons of radioactive waste left from the past production of plutonium from the nation’s nuclear weapons program. [link to enformable.com]

On December 28th, around 2:00 in the afternoon, Dresden Station Security informed workers that a supervisor who had access to both the Dresden and Braidwood nuclear power plants in Illinois, had confirmed positive for a controlled substance after a Fitness-For-Duty test. [link to enformable.com] .

GLP's best Fuku thread: Thread: *** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and linkstwitter: #citizenperth“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I knew the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”- Albert Einstein

GLP's best Fuku thread: Thread: *** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and linkstwitter: #citizenperth“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I knew the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”- Albert Einstein

GLP's best Fuku thread: Thread: *** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and linkstwitter: #citizenperth“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I knew the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”- Albert Einstein

GLP's best Fuku thread: Thread: *** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and linkstwitter: #citizenperth“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I knew the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”- Albert Einstein

The Environment Ministry disclosed Jan. 7 two cases of contractors failing to collect water used for decontamination in areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis under a central government project.

While the ministry renewed its call on those contractors to step up oversight, they are not equipped with the adequate know-how or manpower to handle an unprecedented event that spewed a large volume of radioactive materials on a vast tract of land. It looks like a blanket solution is nowhere in sight. [link to english.kyodonews.jp] .

On Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 1534 hour [EST], with the reactor at 100% core thermal power, both recirculation pumps spuriously tripped and a manual reactor scram was inserted as required by station procedures. The cause of the recirculation pump trip is under investigation.

Following the reactor scram, all rods were verified to be fully inserted and the Primary Containment Isolation System Group II (Reactor Building) and Group VI (Reactor Water Cleanup System) actuations occurred as designed due to the expected reactor water level shrink associated with the scram signal. All other plant systems responded as designed. [link to www.nucpros.com] .

that's curious.. i've never seen a rad-meter that doesn't fluctuate... nicely sitting on .1 there...

also, there is an academic scienific requirement of the laws of three... can we see the results of other meters by other people, at the same time same location... otherwise i call bs...

Quoting: Citizenperth

You can check other People:s Video Channelsand you can use Google Maps, in fact there are literally hundreds of other People who do exact the same thing like i do!

The Measurements in my Area, which is the Setagaya-Ward /South-West Tokyo,showing always the same Amounts as i get (0.08- 0.18 Microsievert/hour)we (in our Group) check some Places with a few different Geiger Counter (Inspector, Ludlum, Radex and div. other) and we check directly with calibrated Radioactive Material, there is a difference of <> 20% but mostly similar!

The Radex give us a Amount every 26 Secondsbecause there is no use in "Fluctuation",a full Cycle need ca. 1,5min.!

You fail again as always and instead of happiness because of thelow Measurements i can see disgust, greed and hate,shame on you "tiny Mistake"!

Do not forget that we all are only Amateurswho instead of learning something nice and beautifulneed to spend our Time for this nasty Shite!

Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy revealed on Jan. 11 a new strategy to begin developing a new deep geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste, to be up and running by 2048. The strategy is needed after the Obama Administration shut down work toward making Yucca Mountain, Nev., the nation's repository for used commercial nuclear fuel and high-level waste.

The new report says the nation should have a site picked by 2026, with the repository designed and licensed by 2042, and operational by 2048.